ACLU Backs Kahle In Senate Scuffle

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The ACLU of Hawaii this week submitted a “friend of the court” brief in the case of Kahle v. Villaflor in U.S. District Court in Honolulu.

The lawsuit stems from an incident in April 2010 in which Mitch Kahle of Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church, along with a cameraman, says he was roughed up by Ben Villafor, the state Senate Sergeant at Arms. Kahle had been physically ejected from Senate chambers after protesting the use of prayer to begin a session.

Press release:

This is, unfortunately, part of a disturbing trend in Hawaii and nationwide, whereby law enforcement officers assault those who are exercising their First Amendment rights to videotape law enforcement officers.

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